When in Romania

Humans of Romania | Andreea, 24

  Meet Andreea, 24   Locuiesc în Vâlcăneşti, un sat mic de aproximativ 4000 de locuitori, alflat în apropiere de Ploiești, la 25 de km. Este un sat, un sat cu oameni simpli, muncitori si primitori. Aici am crescut, toata familia mea locuiește aici, prietenii de asemenea. E un sat liniștit, ferit de aglomerația și zgomotul ce se regasește într-un oraș, de ritmul cu care oamenii de la oraș, trec…

The Arcul de Triumf of Bucharest, Romania

You are probably more familiar with the Arc de Triomphe from Paris, France and so should you. After all, Paris is a million times more visited than Bucharest, it is actually the most visited city in the world with 84.7 million. And how about Romania? In 2013, there were around 8 million tourists that entered the country. Bucharest is known to be little Paris, perhaps that’s why it has the Arcul…

Winter Wonderland in Parcul Herestrau

Parcul Herestrau is a winter wonderland today.  There weren’t too many people enjoying today’s winter wonderland, but there were a few brave souls. It doesn’t happen every day, and we certainly wouldn’t want that. But every once and a while, it’s actually magical.

Humans of Romania | Doru

Meet Doru Cânt doar muzica mea. Trebuie să fie compusă de mine. Dacă nu este ceva compus de mine, nu o consider performanță. Atât de dedicat sunt muzicii mele. | I only perform my own music. It has to be a piece that I wrote otherwise, I don’t consider it a performance. That’s how dedicated I am to my music.  

#OnlyinRomania | The houses have eyes

#OnlyinRomania | Aceste case din Sibiu au o arhitectură remarcabilă: acoperișul are doua ferestre mici (câteodată chiar mai multe) asemănătoare cu niște ochii! | These houses in Sibiu have a remarkable and unforgettable architecture: the roof has two windows (at times more than two) that are like eyes!

Here’s how we can help. We are not just a blog dedicated to introducing the beauty of Romania to the world, but we are also encouraging our readers to visit the country – with our guidance and help. A street clock with the words “Salut” on top. #sibiu #romania #wheninromania   We are NOT a travel agency, no we aren’t. But we know enough about the country (and one of us can speak the local…

From Henri Coanda Airport to all over Romania

You find yourself arriving in Bucharest. You have zero knowledge of the Romanian language and you came with a handy phrase book to translate words, but your pronunciation is awful. You are a bit jet lagged so you don’t want to go line-up in the taxi queue. You are left with using public transportation, which is difficult given that you are in a foreign country. Where do you get tickets? Do people…

7 Things They Didn’t Tell You About Sibiu

There are three important things to take note of before reading this post. First, Sibiu is not Dubai or Hong Kong for you to spend lavishly, so it’s possible to visit on a budget. Second, Christmas time is not the only time to visit. In fact, if you like museums and learning about the town’s history, do not go during the holidays as most museums are closed. And lastly, there are English (and…

Romanian relationship Q & A

The creators of When in Romania are a local (Romanian) and an expat (Southeast Asian) who have lived and worked in different parts of the world. They traveled together and are now in the process of settling down in Romania, after they were married. If your partner is Romanian and you’d like to ask some questions about your relationship, legality of staying in Romania, or anything under the sun,…